Intel released the Xeon E5345 processor :year_text, expanding its popular :family_text series. Thanks to the use of the 65 nm process node, the manufacturer achieved an excellent balance of performance. The chip is installed in the compatible motherboards socket. The CPU received 4 physical cores. Thanks to multi-threading technology, it processes up to 4 data threads. Starting operating frequencies begin at 2.3 GHz. The manufacturer indicates heat dissipation at 80 W in standard operating mode. When power limits are removed or during peak boost (PL2), the chip's appetite increases to 134 W. While Xeon E5345 is not positioned as a flagship gaming solution, it is quite capable of handling popular games at medium settings when combined with a discrete graphics card.